NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Files of Wayland Porter at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation. | |
| Title: | Files of Wayland Porter. | |
| Dates: | 1975-1985. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Administrative staff meeting files (1980-1985) and subject files (1975-1982) of park system manager, Wayland Porter. | |
| Quantity: | 2.0 cubic feet (1 box and 2 partial boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The staff meeting files include minutes, agendas, and supporting documents; while the subject files cover such diverse topics as archaeological surveys, boundary expansions and deletions, budget, development, Forestville, group camps, leases on state lands, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources' work programs, state park system regional division plans, and Tettegouche and Fort Snelling state parks. The files include correspondence, financial materials, memoranda, reports, news clippings, maps, and planning and legal documents.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation. Files of Wayland Porter. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 989-230; 992-64
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017349580104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 131.H.14.3B | 1 | Administrative staff meetings, 1980-1985. 21 folders. | |||||||||
| Include minutes, agendas, and supporting documents. | |||||||||||
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| 131.H.14.4F | 2 | Subject files, 1975-1982: | |||||||||
| Archaeological surveys. | |||||||||||
| Boundary expansions and deletions, 1977. | |||||||||||
| Budget, 1976-1981. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Development, 1978-1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Forestville (Fillmore County), 1941-1977. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Fort Snelling, 1966-1982. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Materials relating to plans to restore and utilize Fort Snelling, much of it relating to the concession contract of Curtis Walker of Officers Row Corporation. Also includes “Application for Federal Lands, Fort Snelling State Park,” 1966, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Frontenac, 1981. | |||||||||||
| Group camps. | |||||||||||
| Itasca State Park. | |||||||||||
| Leases on state lands, 1977-1978. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 131.H.14.5B | 3 | Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, Work programs, 1976-1981. 3 folders. | |||||||||
| North Shore planning. | |||||||||||
| Public hearing information. | |||||||||||
| Regions—Plans for state parks, 1982. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Concerns plans to divide the state park system into 3, 4, 5, or 6 regions. | |||||||||||
| Tettegouche State Park, 1975-1979. 10 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, publicity, news clippings, maps, and a deposition of John Tofte, Jr. regarding the proposed creation of Tettegouche State Park. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Archaeological surveying -- Minnesota.
- Camps -- Minnesota.
- Parks -- Minnesota -- Employees.
- Parks -- Minnesota -- Management.
- Parks -- Minnesota -- Planning.
- Parks -- Government policy -- Minnesota.
- Public lands -- Minnesota -- Administration.
- Recreation and state -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Porter, Wayland.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Legislature. Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
- Places:
- Forestville State Park (Minn.)
- Fort Snelling State Park (Minn.).
- Tettegouche State Park (Minn.).
- Document Types:
- Maps -- Minnesota.
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